Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A wrist-worn electronic device comprising: a housing including a lower wall configured to contact a wearer's wrist and a first side wall of the electronic device coupled to the lower wall, the first side wall including an inner surface; a frame having a second side wall of the electronic device and including an inner surface and an outer surface, the frame positioned within the housing such that the first side wall integrally mates with the second side wall and an internal cavity is formed in part by the lower wall and the second side wall; a location determining element configured to determine a current geolocation of the electronic device based on a location signal; a first antenna in electronic communication with the location determining element and configured to receive the location signal, the first antenna positioned on the outer surface of the second side wall between the frame and the housing and extending along a first portion of the perimeter of the frame; and wherein the first side wall and the second side wall to be substantially formed of non-conductive material.
2. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second side wall has a similar overall shape and structure to the first side wall.
3. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the second side wall contacts at least a portion of the inner surface of the first side wall.
4. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second antenna configured to receive a first communication signal, the second antenna positioned between the inner surface of the first side wall and the outer surface of the second side wall and extending along a second portion of the perimeter of the frame.
5. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the outer surface of the second side wall contacts the first antenna, the second antenna, and at least a portion of the inner surface of the first side wall.
6. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a communication element in electronic communication with the second antenna and configured to receive and process the first communication signal.
7. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a third antenna configured to receive a second communication signal, the third antenna positioned between the inner surface of the first side wall and the outer surface of the second side wall and extending along the first portion or the second portion of the perimeter of the frame.
8. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a third antenna in electronic communication with the communication element and configured to receive a second communication signal, the third antenna positioned between the inner surface of the first side wall and the outer surface of the second side wall and extending along the first portion or the second portion of the perimeter of the frame.
9. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes an opening in the second side wall through which an electrically conductive element is positioned, the electrically conductive element making an electrical connection to the first antenna.
10. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising a printed circuit board configured to retain the location determining component, the printed circuit board including a signal terminal positioned on an edge of the printed circuit board and an electrically conductive signal trace electrically coupling the location determining component with the signal terminal, and an electrically conductive intermediate connector electrically connecting the signal terminal to the electrically conductive element positioned in the opening in the second side wall.
11. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a signal path between the first antenna and the location determining component is formed through the electrically conductive element, the intermediate connector, the signal terminal, and the signal trace.
12. A wrist-worn electronic device comprising: a housing including a lower wall configured to contact a wearer's wrist and a first side wall of the electronic device coupled to the lower wall, the first side wall including an inner surface; a frame having a second side wall of the electronic device and including an inner surface and an outer surface, the frame positioned within the housing such that the first side wall integrally mates with the second side wall and an internal cavity is formed in part by the lower wall and the second side wall of the frame; a communication element configured to process a first communication signal; a first antenna in electronic communication with the communication element and configured to receive the first communication signal, the first antenna positioned on the outer surface of the second side wall between the frame and the housing and extending along a first portion of the perimeter of the frame; and wherein the first side wall and the second side wall to be substantially formed of non-conductive material.
13. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the second side wall has a similar overall shape and structure to the first side wall.
14. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the outer surface of the second side wall contacts at least a portion of the inner surface of the first side wall.
15. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a second antenna configured to receive a location signal and a location determining element configured to determine a current geolocation of the electronic device based on the location signal, the second antenna positioned between the inner surface of the first side wall and the outer surface of the second side wall and extending along a second portion of the perimeter of the frame.
16. A wrist-worn electronic device comprising: a housing including a lower wall configured to contact a wearer's wrist and a first side wall of the electronic device coupled to the lower wall, the first side wall including an inner surface; a frame having a second side wall of the electronic device and including an inner surface and an outer surface, the frame positioned within the housing such that the first side wall integrally mates with the second side wall and an internal cavity is formed in part by the lower wall and the second side wall; a location determining element configured to determine a current geolocation of the electronic device based on a location signal; a communication element configured to process a first communication signal; a first antenna in electronic communication with the location determining element and configured to receive the location signal, the first antenna positioned on the outer surface of the second side wall between the frame and the housing and extending along a first portion of the perimeter of the frame; a second antenna in electronic communication with the communication element and configured to receive the first communication signal, the second antenna positioned on the outer surface of the second side wall between the frame and the housing and extending along a second portion of the perimeter of the frame, such that the outer surface of the second side wall contacts the first antenna, the second antenna, and at least a portion of the inner surface of the first side wall; and wherein the first side wall and the second side wall to be substantially formed of non-conductive material.
17. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the second side wall has a similar overall shape and structure to the first side wall.
18. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the frame includes two openings in the second side wall through which a first electrically conductive element and a second electrically conductive element are positioned, respectively, the first electrically conductive element making an electrical connection to the first antenna and the second electrically conductive element making an electrical connection to the second antenna.
19. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising: a printed circuit board configured to retain the location determining element and the communication element, the printed circuit board including a first electrically conductive signal terminal and a second electrically conductive signal terminal each positioned on an edge of the printed circuit board and first electrically conductive signal trace and a second electrically conductive signal trace electrically connected to the first and second signal terminals, respectively, and a first electrically conductive intermediate connector and second electrically conductive intermediate connector electrically connecting the first and second signal terminals to the first and second electrically conductive elements, respectively.
20. The wrist-worn electronic device of claim 19 , wherein a first signal path between the first antenna and the location determining component is formed through the first electrically conductive element, the first intermediate connector, the first signal terminal, and the first signal trace, and wherein a second signal path between the second antenna and the communication element is formed through the second electrically conductive element, the second intermediate connector, the second signal terminal, and the second signal trace.
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March 8, 2022
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